orig. Melvin Allen Israel born Feb. 14, 1913, Birmingham, Ala., U.S. died June 16, 1996, Greenwich, Conn. U.S. sports broadcaster. As lead announcer for the New York Yankees baseball team (1940-64), he was known for his congeniality and his catchphrase "How about that!" He hosted the television program This Week in Baseball (1977-95). In 1978 Allen and Red Barber became the first broadcasters elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame
born May 30, 1908, San Francisco, Calif., U.S. died July 10, 1989, Los Angeles, Calif. U.S. entertainer. He began his career as a musician on NBC radio, and in 1933 he joined a daily radio program, for which he created several voices to augment the cast. In 1937 he joined the cartoon department of Warner Brothers, and he took part in the development of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies, providing the voices of Porky Pig, Daffy Duck, Woody Woodpecker, and Bugs Bunny. In his 50-year career he supplied the voices for about 3,000 animated cartoons, including 90% of the Warner Brothers cartoons
orig. Melvin Kaminsky born June 28, 1926, Brooklyn, N.Y., U.S. U.S. director, producer, and actor. He wrote comedy routines for Sid Caesar's television shows (1949-59) and cocreated the TV series Get Smart (1965). He wrote and directed his first feature film, The Producers (1968, Academy Award for writing), which was later transformed into a hit Broadway musical. He directed, produced, and cowrote (and sometimes acted in) film comedies such as Blazing Saddles (1974), Young Frankenstein (1974), and Spaceballs (1987)
After his screen debut in 1977, he won a following in the futuristic action film Mad Max (1979), which was followed by the sequels Road Warrior (1981) and Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985). He won international acclaim for his roles in Gallipoli (1981), The Year of Living Dangerously (1983), and The Bounty (1984), played a tough cop in the violent Lethal Weapon (1987) and its sequels (1989, 1992, 1998), and directed and starred in The Man Without a Face (1993) and Braveheart (1995, Academy Awards for best picture and director)
After his screen debut in 1977, he won a following in the futuristic action film Mad Max (1979), which was followed by the sequels Road Warrior (1981) and Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985). He won international acclaim for his roles in Gallipoli (1981), The Year of Living Dangerously (1983), and The Bounty (1984), played a tough cop in the violent Lethal Weapon (1987) and its sequels (1989, 1992, 1998), and directed and starred in The Man Without a Face (1993) and Braveheart (1995, Academy Awards for best picture and director)
Abbreviation of Maya Embedded Language This is Maya's interpreted scripting language It is very close to the C language in syntax, but is easier to learn and allows you to quickly write programs to access and control Maya